One of the biggest dents to your household finances is your children. They storm into your life, all cute and pink, and they steal your cash. They can cause emergencies which can rearrange everything you so carefully planned out. The good news, is that having children doesn’t have to drive you into poverty! You can still save for that family vacation that you’ve been desperate for, and you can still keep an emergency savings account topped up as a buffer to cover it when the car breaks down. When you need to save up, you need to be clever about it – especially with children running around. If children break down your usual calendar and ruin your usual plans, you can bet that the things that you plan for can go awry. So, you need to get smart with your savings and live in a world of hacks and quick thinking, so that your plans don’t go to pot. We’ve put together some exceedingly clever savings hacks for you parents, so that the next time you plan a vacation for you and the kids, it can go off without a hitch because you’re not short on cash!

Family FinanceJanuary 18th, 2018 | Comments Off on How Can You Keep Your Children Protected Financially?

As a parent, it’s safe to say that you have a wealth of responsibilities. Not only are you the main caregiver of your children, and responsible for their happiness and wellbeing, for a set amount of time, you’re also responsible for them financially too. For a lot of parents, this can be tough. But no matter how hard life gets, and the challenges you’re faced with, you’ll manage to get through it. Because keeping your children safe and cared for is the most important thing in the world to you. So, if you’re someone that has been thinking about this a lot recently, you may just wonder what you can do to keep your children protected financially. Let’s take a look at some of your options.Read the rest of this entry »

For many adults, as soon as they have kids, their whole focus in life changes. They can no longer be selfish and their life can no longer center around themselves. It’s now important that they put their family front and center and ensure that all of their future decisions will help to improve their children’s lives and ensure that they can have a comfortable and enjoyable childhood. But it’s not just a good childhood that you need to set them up for – you should also secure their future and invest in them in such a way that they will be able to enjoy their adult lives.Read the rest of this entry »